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Lead Backend Engineer – POS Platforms Integration

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2 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale backend services for POS integrations across ERP, eCommerce, CRM, inventory, and loyalty platforms.
  • Develop performant REST and GraphQL APIs and implement real-time and batch data synchronization.
  • Build authentication flows using OAuth and SSO and maintain secure event-processing pipelines.
  • Contribute to cloud-native, event-driven architecture using Kafka, RabbitMQ, and serverless workflows.
  • Support monitoring, alerting, observability, and performance tuning for global retail services.
  • Develop automated contract tests, load tests, and test data pipelines in collaboration with QA and DevOps.
  • Participate in incident response, post-mortem analysis, vendor evaluations, platform rollouts, and architecture and roadmap decisions.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of backend engineering experience with Node.js, TypeScript, or similar technologies.
  • Demonstrated experience integrating APIs across commerce, ERP, OMS, or CRM domains.
  • Familiarity with headless commerce, microservices, and composable architecture principles.
  • Experience with Kafka or other message brokers and asynchronous data processing.
  • Strong understanding of databases such as PostgreSQL and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
  • Experience designing, scaling, and monitoring cloud-native services on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Familiarity with OAuth2, token-based authentication, and secure service design.
  • Strong debugging and telemetry skills covering logs, traces, metrics, and real-time alerting.

Benefits

  • Dynamic, fast-paced, and collaborative environment with opportunities to make a meaningful impact.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Inclusive workplace committed to fair, nondiscriminatory recruitment, advancement, and retention.
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About On

5,001-10,000 employees

On is a Swiss sportswear company that designs and sells performance running, outdoor, and everyday footwear, apparel, and accessories built around its CloudTec cushioning platform. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Zurich, it operates a hybrid DTC and wholesale model through on.com, branded stores, and retail partners worldwide. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE (ONON).

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